Posts tagged with "Elections"

November 9th, 2018017 The Democrats reclaimed control of the U.S House of Representatives on Tuesday, and Elaine Luria who defeated Republican incumbent Scott Taylor in the Virginia 2nd Congressional District will join them.
Luria will be among join 23 new Democrats and a historic 100 women, representing both parties, in the U.S. House of...

September 7th, 2018067It looked like a clever new political strategy when President Donald Trump attacked Andrew Gillum on Twitter shortly after the 39-year-old Tallahassee mayor made history on Aug. 28 by becoming the first African-American nominee for Florida governor.
Trump tweeted the next day, on Aug. 29, “Not only did Congressman Ron DeSantis easily...

August 5th, 2018027We don’t yet know – and perhaps may never fully know – to what extent Russian efforts to sabotage American elections succeeded. What we do know is that, in addition to waging a massive disinformation campaign on social media, Kremlin-backed hackers:
• accessed private email accounts,
• stole personal information on at least...

August 4th, 2018030Across the nation, civil rights, social action, fraternal and faith groups are holding their national conventions.
Along with speeches and panel discussions on business development and education and how to use social media, a heavy dose of rhetoric promoting political mobilization is being heard.
In November, the 2018 midterm elections...

July 29th, 201809By Dr. George F. Reed
Retired Educator and Consultant
Elections have consequences that culminate in policy decisions that affect citizens in different ways. Keep in mind that the freedom to vote is one of America’s most important political right seconded only to the original Bill of Rights and it is the most difficult Right...